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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with an 87.4 score against 76.6. The Huawei Mate 30 5G construction is just a bit thinner and a bit lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, even when both were only released with a couple of months difference. These devices use the same Android 10 operating system, so both should provide the user all the same operating system features.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 5 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per inch of display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a little bigger screen.
Huawei Mate 30 5G shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a back facing camera with less megapixels, and they both have the same aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution and a lot bigger sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with just a bit more memory capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has greater battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity.
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